Clifton has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for each of the three roles he has played on daytime: B&B’s Liam, ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Schuyler and GH’s Dillon. He won Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2013.

Upon landing his role of Dillon on GH, the actor said he was most excited to meet Maurice Benard (Sonny). “I was hugely obsessed with Sonny. The first time I saw Maurice walk by, I was like ‘Oh, my gosh! It’s Sonny!’ I was very girly."